Denver Nuggets (47-20 SU, 31-34 ATS) versus Dallas Mavericks (38-29 SU, 37-30 ATS)
when: Sunday, March 17th, 3:30pm ET
where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
tv set: ABC
Point spread: Den -3.5/Dal +3.5
total: 226.5
Money line: Denver Nuggets -159/+132
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- Dante Exum (Doubtful) Feet
- Luka Doncic (questionable) hamstring
- Josh Green (Out) Uncle
- Brandon Williams (out) wrist
Today's matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks is a Western Conference showdown. The Nuggets (-3.5) are favored over the Mavericks (+3.5), with the over/under line set at 226.5. Denver entered the game with a 47-20 record and had won five straight. Dallas currently holds the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 38 wins and 29 losses.
The game will be played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be available to watch on ABC.
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The Nuggets are favored by 3.5 points today and are the favorites at 43-14. They have been favorites in 57 of 67 games this season and have won four in a row.
Denver is 31-34 ATS this season and 15-18 ATS on the road. They have covered the spread in their last five road games, averaging -0.1 point differential per game on the road.
As the championship favorite, the Nuggets are 26-29 ATS this season with an average scoring differential of +6 points per game in those games. Today's O/U line was 226.5, lower than his season average of 227.2, and he is averaging 225.1 points per game.
Last time out, the Nuggets defeated the Spurs 117-106. In this game, they were down by 10.5 points and made up for it. The O/U line for this game was 224.5.
Denver is currently in second place in the Western Conference with a record of 47 wins and 20 losses. They are 26-14 against teams from the Western Conference and 6-5 against other teams in the Northwest Division. The Nuggets have won five straight games and are 5-5 in their last 10 road games.
Dallas is at a disadvantage with 9 wins and 18 losses this season, and would like to end their three-game losing streak as an underdog. The Mavericks are at a disadvantage with an average point differential of -6.3 points per game.
On the ATS side, Dallas has covered the spread in five straight games and is 37-30 overall. At home he is 16-19 ATS compared to 21-11 on the road. His ATS record as an underdog is 12-15.
In their last game, the Mavericks lost to the Thunder 126-119. They entered the game with a 9.5 point differential and their O/U record this season was 34-33.
The Mavericks' average O/U line per game this season is 236.1, which is higher than today's 226.5 line. Their average total points per game is 236.7 points per game.
Despite the loss to the Thunder, the Mavericks are in 8th place in the Western Conference with 38 wins and 29 losses. They are 22-19 against other teams in the Western Conference and 8-5 against teams in the Southwest Division.
